yard sale

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Chamlee once picked up a charming ceramic sun at a yard sale for $30—only to learn via Google that the stamp on the back marked it as a rare piece by midcentury potter David Gil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Wonder what they got at the yard sale to justify that?

From Salon • May 15, 2025

The local online parent group, where I’d hoped to find new friends, was basically a random yard sale.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2025

A friend was telling me about readying for a twice-a-year neighborhood yard sale, how she had begun decluttering in anticipation of the event.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2024

“You awake?” he said again, reaching over and switching on the princess lamp he’d bought for her at a yard sale.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline